A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has granted the stay of execution of an earlier ruling on the matter between the Attah Igala and the Attorney General of the federation, granting leave for the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim and Maigari of Lokoja, Ohimegye Igu Kotonkarfe as interested parties.
Justice Okwo also set aside, the earlier Judgement to allow for the interested parties to join and file for an appeal on the earlier Judgement.
Delivering his ruling for stay of execution on July 15, 2024, Justice Gabriel Okwo said that following the application by the people of Lokoja, Kogi and Ajaokuta LGAs wanting to join as interested parties, he has also granted the application.
The Judge maintained that parties seeking to be joined have shown sufficient reasons to be joinders.
He emphasized that having shown grounds that the joinders rights has been infringed upon, the leave for parties to enter into appeal has been granted.
Consequently, he granted leave for the Ohinoyi of Ebira Land, Ado Ibrahim, the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Muhammadu Kabiru Maikafi, The Ohi of Eganyi, and the Ohimegye Igu Kotonkarfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isah Koto to be joined as interested parties.
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lokoja, had earlier in a judgement, ceded the overlordship of Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Koton Karfe under the Jurisdiction of the Attah Igala, Micheal Ameh Oboni.
